Museum Studies Program Blog
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MSP17 trip to Chicago
In October 2017 the group traveled to Chicago for a few days to visit some museums. Here are some highlights.
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MSP16 trip to Chicago
In October 2016 the group traveled to Chicago for a few days to visit some museums. Here are some highlights.
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MSP’ers at The Henry Ford
MSP current students (Sarah McLusky and Lauren Stamm) and alumni (Caroline Braden) work in various capacities at The Henry Ford.
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Detroit workshop April 15 – New Voices and Detroit Museums: From Midtown and Beyond.
Friday, April 15 9:30 am – 12:45 pm UM Museum of Art, Helmut Stern Auditorium Today, the city of Detroit is once again taking its place at the heart of the United States’ cultural landscape—as a center of creativity, imagination, artistic production and...
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Interim Director of the Museum Studies Program
Welcome back to campus to our current students, and greetings to our alumni across the globe. MSP would like to give an enthusiastic welcome to Dr. Margaret Hedstrom who has agreed to serve in the role of Interim Director for the Museum Studies Program....
MSP alumni and Academic Program Manager for Public Scholarship writes article on scholarship and career paths
Joe Cialdella is an MSP alumni (MSP09) who now works as the Academic Program Manager for Public Scholarship at the University of Michigan’s Rackham Graduate School. In his recent article, “Connecting Public Scholarship and Professional Development,” Joe recommends four strategies for expanding how to...
Michigan Museums Association conference – student scholarships
Thanks to the Historic Ford Estates, the Michigan Museums Association (MMA) is pleased to offer a number of scholarships to help students attend our annual conference. From the Ground Up: Leadership in Museums will take placeOctober 28-30, 2018 in Dearborn. The conference will focus on leadership from a...
Alumni kudos!
Kudos to… Monica Patterson (MSP07) who just began a new position directing the Curatorial Studies Program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Also, in September Monica will be presenting a paper entitled “Not Just Something to Celebrate: Reading the Spaces Between in MOSAÏCANADA150/GATINEAU 2017”...
Michigan Museums Association – call for student papers
Are you currently a student or a recent graduate of a museum studies, public history, historic preservation, or related program? Have you participated in a museum related activity for school or a robust project during an internship? If so, please consider submitting a student...
student kudos!
Kudos to museum studies minor student, Natascha Williams, who recently began a position as the Assistant Curator and Development Coordinator at the Saginaw Art Museum.
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